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Sonya Smith Appointed to Lead Howard University’s Research Institute on Tactical Autonomy Washington, D.C. - Howard University announced that Sonya Smith, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve as executive director of the University’s Research Institute Autonomy (RITA). Also referred to as the University Affiliated Research Center, or UARC, the University’s RITA is only one of 15 centers in the United States. Smith is no stranger to the University, joining as faculty in 1995 after becoming the fi

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Howard University CEA Professor Sonya Smith Elected to AIAA Class of 2026 Fellows

Howard University professor Sonya T. Smith, Ph.D., has been elected to the AIAA Class of 2026 Fellows, recognizing her contributions to computational fluid dynamics, thermal engineering and aerospace research.

Sep 28, 2026 3 minutes

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Legacy and Lineage

Howard University Honors Retirees, Inaugurates Academic Year at 159th Opening Convocation

Sep 25, 2026 6 minutes

Howard University Retirees at the Retirement Celebration posed for a photo at the Retirement Celebration, in between Anthony Wutoh and Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick at the Blackburn Center Ballroom

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2,000 Years of Service: Howard University Retirees Honored at Celebration

Sep 24, 2026 7 minutes

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Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Researchers Advance Decade-Long Study of HIV and Sickle Cell Disease

Sep 23, 2026 4 minutes

Danielle Holley stands among book cases in Founder's Library

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Mount Holyoke College appoints Danielle Ren Holley twentieth president

Feb 7, 2023 7 minutes

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Nonprofit Committed to Improving Outcomes for Black Learners to Host First-Ever HBCU EdTech Summit and Career Fair at Howard University, Feb. 7-9

Feb 7, 2023 5 minutes

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Photo of the Week February 6, 2023

Feb 2, 2023 1 minute

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Photo of the Week February 2, 2023

Feb 2, 2023 1 minute

Howard Athletics Pride Night-group photo of athletes

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Historic Pride Night at Howard University Celebrates Diversity, Inclusion

Feb 2, 2023 5 minutes

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Save the Date, Howard University Prepares for Charter Day 2023

Feb 2, 2023 2 minutes

Groundbreaking of the Myrtilla Miner Building at Howard University

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Howard University Announces Historic Miner Building’s Rebirth, Jumpstarts $785M Campus Master Plan

Feb 1, 2023 5 minutes

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Brought to You By Howard: Meet George Alcorn, the Howard University physicist who invented more than 30 groundbreaking findings

Feb 1, 2023 4 minutes

Black History Month Howard University Graphic

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Celebrating Black History Month

Feb 1, 2023 1 minute

Thurgood Marshall Center law students at UN Conference

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Howard University Law Students Travel to Geneva for United Nations Annual Meeting

Feb 1, 2023 4 minutes